diff --git a/demo/main.lua b/demo/main.lua
index e6b3992..04df5c5 100644
--- a/demo/main.lua
+++ b/demo/main.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ function love.load()
     --]]
 
     --c:move(100)
+    pop.box({255, 0, 0, 255}):position(50, 600) -- testing streamlined_get_set extension & optional parents
 
     --[[
     w2 = pop.window(nil, "Window")
diff --git a/src/pop/init.moon b/src/pop/init.moon
index b012eb8..ba3c848 100644
--- a/src/pop/init.moon
+++ b/src/pop/init.moon
@@ -79,11 +79,10 @@ instanceOfElement = (object) ->
 pop.create = (element, parent=pop.screen, ...) ->
     if instanceOfElement parent
         element = pop.elements[element](parent, ...)
+        insert parent.child, element
     else
         element = pop.elements[element](pop.screen, parent, ...)
-
-    if parent
-        insert parent.child, element
+        insert pop.screen.child, element
 
     return element